DC ZIP Profile
Population Public Assistance
Population by Race/Ethnicity Housing Conditions
Family Risk Factors Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Isolation Indicators Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Child Well-Being Indicators Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Income Conditions  
 
ZIP 20017

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Population
Population, 1980 19,639 22,797 598 72,010
Population, 1990 16,608 21,675 458 61,625
Population, 2000 15,711 20,431 553 58,213
% change population, 1980-1990 -15 -4.9 -31 34
% change population, 1990-2000 -5.4 -5.7 -45 90
% children, 1980 19 22 0.5 40
% children, 1990 17 19 0.6 38
% children, 2000 21 20 0.0 37
% change child population, 1980-1990 -23 -19 -87 52
% change child population, 1990-2000 13 -2.0 -100 296
% foreign born, 1980 4.1 6.4 1.2 38
% foreign born, 1990 4.8 9.7 0.9 60
% foreign born, 2000 5.5 13 1.1 43
% same house 5 years ago, 1990 69 53 12 69
% same house 5 years ago, 2000 65 50 1.6 65
Population by Race/Ethnicity
% black non-Hispanic, 1990 82 65 3.3 98
% black non-Hispanic, 2000 84 61 4.0 98
% white non-Hispanic, 1990 15 27 0.7 86
% white non-Hispanic, 2000 10 28 0.6 84
% Hispanic, 1990 2.1 5.2 0.4 21
% Hispanic, 2000 4.2 7.9 0.7 32
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 1990 0.7 1.8 0.1 64
% Asian/P.I. non-Hispanic, 2000 0.7 3.0 0.3 40
Family Risk Factors
Poverty rate (%), 1980 12 19 3.0 28
Poverty rate (%), 1990 9.2 17 4.0 52
Poverty rate (%), 2000 14 20 2.5 71
Unemployment rate (%), 1980 4.4 6.8 1.0 11
Unemployment rate (%), 1990 6.7 7.2 1.9 16
Unemployment rate (%), 2000 11 11 1.7 60
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1980 60 59 39 79
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 1990 61 62 32 84
% pop. 16+ yrs. employed, 2000 51 57 31 84
% persons without HS diploma, 1980 30 33 5.2 56
% persons without HS diploma, 1990 26 27 2.6 49
% persons without HS diploma, 2000 22 22 2.2 40
% female-headed families with children, 1990 42 54 0.0 77
% female-headed families with children, 2000 52 52 0.0 76
Isolation Indicators
% HHs with a phone, 2000 99 97 94 100
% HHs with a car, 2000 77 63 24 96
Child Well-Being Indicators
% children in poverty, 1990 13 25 0.6 58
% children in poverty, 2000 19 32 0.9 60
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1998 17 13 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 1999 15 13 0.0 19
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2000 12 12 0.0 18
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2001 11 12 2.3 40
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2002 12 12 0.0 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2003 8.0 11 0.0 25
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2004 11 11 4.3 33
% low weight births (under 5.5 lbs), 2005 15 11 0.0 17
% births to teen mothers, 1998 13 15 0.0 44
% births to teen mothers, 1999 16 15 0.0 23
% births to teen mothers, 2000 17 14 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2001 15 13 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2002 16 13 0.0 33
% births to teen mothers, 2003 12 11 0.0 21
% births to teen mothers, 2004 12 11 0.0 19
% births to teen mothers, 2005 12 11 0.0 19
Income Conditions
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1979 59,847 59,101 35,524 131,814
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1989 70,908 71,274 27,127 176,227
Avg. family income (1999 $), 1999 62,207 78,192 30,576 200,052
% change in avg. family income, 1980-1990 18 21 -55 48
% change in avg. family income, 1990-2000 -12 9.7 -66 226
Public Assistance
Persons receiving food stamps, 2000 1,065 2,875 6.0 14,899
Persons receiving food stamps, 2001 1,059 2,726 17 14,301
Persons receiving food stamps, 2002 1,076 2,791 14 14,699
Persons receiving food stamps, 2003 1,266 3,032 13 15,453
Persons receiving food stamps, 2004 1,459 3,215 8.0 16,425
Persons receiving food stamps, 2005 1,536 3,288 8.0 17,169
Persons receiving food stamps, 2006 1,561 3,243 5.0 17,694
Persons receiving food stamps, 2007 1,584 3,193 7.0 17,332
Persons receiving TANF, 1998 864 2,103 0.0 12,438
Persons receiving TANF, 1999 735 1,830 0.0 10,977
Persons receiving TANF, 2000 653 1,663 0.0 9,769
Persons receiving TANF, 2001 650 1,655 0.0 9,742
Persons receiving TANF, 2002 669 1,681 0.0 9,711
Persons receiving TANF, 2003 644 1,691 0.0 9,863
Persons receiving TANF, 2004 676 1,748 0.0 10,314
Persons receiving TANF, 2005 761 1,716 6.0 10,233
Persons receiving TANF, 2006 767 1,593 0.0 9,630
Persons receiving TANF, 2007 689 1,513 6.0 9,222
Housing Conditions
Occupied housing units, 1980 6,574 9,041 139 25,720
Occupied housing units, 1990 6,403 8,916 15 23,746
Occupied housing units, 2000 6,187 8,869 30 25,054
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1980 3.0 6.0 1.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 1990 8.4 8.0 3.8 14
Rental vacancy rate (%), 2000 16 6.2 0.0 16
Homeownership rate (%), 1980 63 35 1.4 67
Homeownership rate (%), 1990 64 39 0.9 100
Homeownership rate (%), 2000 65 41 3.2 73
Housing Market (Single-Family Homes)
Number of sales, 1995 133 125 0.0 481
Number of sales, 1996 144 137 0.0 547
Number of sales, 1997 148 152 0.0 583
Number of sales, 1998 183 200 0.0 819
Number of sales, 1999 141 190 0.0 777
Number of sales, 2000 158 144 0.0 580
Number of sales, 2001 117 155 0.0 634
Number of sales, 2002 135 160 0.0 686
Number of sales, 2003 157 159 0.0 683
Number of sales, 2004 176 177 0.0 755
Number of sales, 2005 147 160 0.0 730
Number of sales, 2006 117 130 0.0 539
Median sales price (2007 $), 1995 158,364 190,862 107,780 476,179
Median sales price (2007 $), 1996 158,579 172,425 105,719 487,630
Median sales price (2007 $), 1997 152,115 179,181 102,785 529,659
Median sales price (2007 $), 1998 154,552 188,039 98,532 572,417
Median sales price (2007 $), 1999 155,444 201,681 97,697 667,079
Median sales price (2007 $), 2000 164,182 260,509 108,307 650,201
Median sales price (2007 $), 2001 175,614 273,308 116,491 859,047
Median sales price (2007 $), 2002 207,457 318,373 126,779 863,829
Median sales price (2007 $), 2003 246,782 335,011 141,421 929,658
Median sales price (2007 $), 2004 300,476 416,464 164,644 1,065,797
Median sales price (2007 $), 2005 371,581 479,496 212,332 1,167,825
Median sales price (2007 $), 2006 401,005 481,111 257,121 1,128,759
% annual change median price, 1996-2006 9.7 11 7.9 16
% annual change median price, 2001-2006 18 12 5.4 23
% annual change median price, 2005-2006 7.9 0.3 -13 24
Mortgage Lending (Home Purchase Loans)
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1997 24 39 0.0 350
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1998 28 53 1.5 250
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 1999 28 59 0.0 193
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2000 34 61 6.8 175
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2001 28 63 4.5 196
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2002 34 67 1.5 213
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2003 40 71 0.0 584
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2004 53 88 1.5 732
Loans per 1,000 housing units, 2005 63 102 0.0 3,533
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1997 48,088 76,018 0.0 175,222
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1998 50,697 78,662 20,887 136,298
Median borrower income (2005 $), 1999 56,262 70,508 0.0 141,085
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2000 57,994 82,489 30,595 152,861
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2001 58,244 88,072 41,626 166,433
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2002 65,516 86,672 44,008 163,614
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2003 67,789 88,600 0.0 255,801
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2004 71,550 91,856 17,712 170,418
Median borrower income (2005 $), 2005 88,686 102,605 64,228 177,792
% subprime loans, 1997 7.4 3.9 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 1998 12 5.9 0.0 33
% subprime loans, 1999 12 4.5 0.0 28
% subprime loans, 2000 2.8 5.1 0.0 27
% subprime loans, 2001 1.9 3.1 0.0 9.3
% subprime loans, 2002 5.3 2.8 0.0 11
% subprime loans, 2003 12 3.6 0.0 12
% subprime loans, 2004 8.6 5.3 0.0 13
% subprime loans, 2005 17 10 0.0 100
Reported Crimes (per 1,000 pop.)
Violent crimes, 2000 10 15 0.2 94
Violent crimes, 2001 11 16 0.0 73
Violent crimes, 2002 10 16 0.0 45
Violent crimes, 2003 10 16 0.2 38
Violent crimes, 2004 9.6 14 0.2 39
Violent crimes, 2005 14 14 0.0 60
Property crimes, 2000 42 54 0.7 786
Property crimes, 2001 47 56 0.0 702
Property crimes, 2002 43 55 0.4 492
Property crimes, 2003 41 55 0.7 402
Property crimes, 2004 37 48 1.1 267
Property crimes, 2005 41 44 0.9 342

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Prepared by NeighborhoodInfo DC (revised February 20, 2008).
 
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